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dormant_dragon) wrote2009-08-18 10:31 pm
dormant_dragon) wrote2009-08-18 10:31 pm
Domestic Bliss
I suspect it seems rather counterintuitve for someone with feminist leanings to wax lyrical about the delights of pursuing the path of the domestic goddess, but there is something immensely satisfying about setting one's immediate surrounds to rights, making a delicious (if very late) dinner and sharing said dinner with one's soulmate.
When you think about it, one of the most basic ways to care for someone and show your appreciation for them is to make something for them to eat - it doesn't necessarily need to be an arduous task, but taking care to make something you know will be enjoyed - by you, as well as others! - is really a demonstration of respect and, by extension, love.
Of course, if cooking and tidying were the only things I had to look forward to in life, I would doubtless feel very differently. However, since I and other women (at least in the West) have many opportunities that our grandmothers probably didn't have, indulging in the domestic sphere is no longer drudgery, but something to be looked forward to as a comforting and satisfying endeavour.
Well, for me, anyway!
When you think about it, one of the most basic ways to care for someone and show your appreciation for them is to make something for them to eat - it doesn't necessarily need to be an arduous task, but taking care to make something you know will be enjoyed - by you, as well as others! - is really a demonstration of respect and, by extension, love.
Of course, if cooking and tidying were the only things I had to look forward to in life, I would doubtless feel very differently. However, since I and other women (at least in the West) have many opportunities that our grandmothers probably didn't have, indulging in the domestic sphere is no longer drudgery, but something to be looked forward to as a comforting and satisfying endeavour.
Well, for me, anyway!